Once Upon a Time in Pyongyang

Rare images of Korea before the Kims.

BY MARYA HANNUN | APRIL 17, 2013

Two young boys play in front of a schoolhouse. The Japanese used education to erase Korean national identity in the latter part of their occupation; the Korean language was banned from schools and citizens were required to use Japanese names.

Courtesy of the Maryknoll Mission Archives

 

Marya Hannun is an editorial researcher with Foreign Policy.